Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [be] [vb pp] some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Nothing can be more exciting than the first time that you are given some flowers , and particularly red roses .
2 Some people were shocked although it was expected some people are devastated .
3 24 Since research shows that this is a frequent and long-lasting result of many attacks , it is important that it be given some recognition .
4 Was it too much to ask that he be allowed some privacy in his life ?
5 After that , Mr Dance went away and I was given some food .
6 I ca n't start drawing conclusions until I 'm given some data . ’
7 Good stakes can last a long time , but it does help if they are cut some months before they are used , and well seasoned .
8 Educated Africans , he saw , would only fully accept European rule if they were given some access to the central institutions of government .
9 Unfortunately we were not able to meet all the requirements for County support and it was decided some time ago that we would go ahead with an experimental opening without it .
10 It remained as one of the Abbey 's treasures until it was stolen some years ago .
11 But Elvis was going through a very fat period , and I thought , ‘ Well , I 'll wait until he 's lost some weight , ’ because my childhood image was of a real animal of a person .
12 I shall certainly stop him inheriting until he 's learned some sense .
13 Giles 's proposal to make them subservient to government agents was rejected , but they were given some responsibility for supervising the work of both the regular police and the headmen , who were now designated the ‘ rural police ’ .
14 But he is accorded some sort of grudging acceptance by ‘ James , the brother of the Lord ’ , who dispatches him to Tarsus , to preach there .
15 I am certain he 's back in Britain because he 's contacted some people .
16 We appreciate the County put on an interesting programme of events , but since we are situated some distance from County Headquarters and public transport is virtually non-existent , we are unable to participate in very much .
17 Auntie May , though , said there 's only a quartet , and after he 's done some solo pieces he 's playing with them .
18 ‘ I have n't actually fixed a time when I will return , it just depends when I am made some offers . ’
19 Supply teachers are more effective and happier when they are given some guidance on routines and expectations .
20 He was absolutely right ; shocked a minute after training , most chicks showed amnesia and so pecked the bead when they were tested some hours later ; delay the shock to ten minutes after training and most chicks avoided it subsequently .
21 Dr Bob Woodward and his brother John became interested in the pavement when it was uncovered some years ago .
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